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1, kAep a was discovered on the cotton April. 20, 1904, in Alta
Guatemala, and its efficiency wsa destroyer of the Mexican
`t0t- w "I (Anth~mus granAv'Boh.) was demonstrated the
day- It was immediately appreciated, of course, that such
would be Aof vAue in Texas, providing that it could be colo-
w ould, tbrive'ini that State and that it had no noxious habits.
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practical use was also mi&l ese observations of
lifo-bistory, The ant has been brotight 6 Texas in healthy,
oondit notwithstanding injunction proceedings and other
dolays, which lengthened the period of travel and Cap-
440re than a- month. Of about 4,000 ants., in 89 colonies,
,_m$tre than a dozen died during the voyage, and half of these
muffle colony whi6 was for a time deprived of 'a quilen.
wm made good many times over by the emergence dur-
of numerousants from pupw which had been- collected
'Y tho awos with the, mature insects.
AWAdaWw'-orker ants expose themselves freely to dry air and
610, fa,tor in, the successful transportation of the colonies
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structed carefully built in to
#04% 0104 of earth- and stones
Vnd 6hambers not to be shaken down by the jarring
Mi.- atearnboat und rilroad travel. It was fortunate'
oevil, 4ot was quite unknown when we left the
for Jou-'r outfit imlddod'nothing in the w1ay of bell jars,
M b r tor wpli*inces recommended by Lubbock
fe0w,"ptors"'Of gat$" Much time mighthave been wastM
which would at best have been
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bottom of their cage, and all the operations of the colonies
observed utinder conditions altogether favorable. kiM.K
It is not intended, however, to enter at this time upon &j
accounts of the interesting domestic behavior of the ants, bqu1.t
to give what might be called a biological outline of their a.t.i
from which it may be possible to understand something of thei*
in nature and of their probable utility in agriculture. :
One of several minor agricultural virtues of these ants lienij
fact that they dig no large chambers or passages which can s
pitfalls for men or farm animals, as do many other kinds, inS
the leaf-cutting ant of southern Texas, which the cotton plant
attempting to exterminate at much expense. The nest of the k
a simple burrow, extending from 1 to 3 feet into the ground, AM
sits of from three to six small chambers, with connecting gi
The passageways are about a quarter of an inch in diameter a0
chamb hers from 1 to 3 inches broad and half or three-fourths of :
high, with level or slightly sloping floors and broadly arched,:i':I
The queen, with some of the eggs and younger larvae, is gene
be found in the lowest chamber, but the pupae in their Co 0oo
usually near the top and the remainder of the smaller larva 6aM!
lower down. In addition to the chambers inhabited by the Mant
are in each nest one or more cavities for the storage of the hatrdj
the hones, as it were-of the insects which the colony has..
and eaten. Heads, legs, wings, and- other fragments of
many kinds, including the boll weevil, are here packed in
nately together. The mass is often penetrated by a network.....
cate roots, and is the home of several small animals which .....
tind shelter in the nests of the keleps: a snail,'a worm, a mi
urid, and a thysanuran. A hymenopterous insect was also
which is probably a parasite of the ants. ,
The habit of preserving this useless debris is rendered di e
curious lby the fact that dead ants seem not to be included in.-..
lection, but are carried out of the nest, as is the pgemeraJ:l <
among bees and other related insects. It was thought at e
that some of the captive colonies were resorting to cannibalhSi
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boll as a specimen for our collection of varieties. The wih:
the protecting insects nearer home has been echoed by ma
paper accounts claiming the existence of the same or similart
ants in various parts of Texas, but thus far none of these rep
proved to be based on fact. The kelep is as yet the only ant
to attack and destroy healthy adult boll weevils, just as th.
grown with the protection of the ants is, so far as known, Ai
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Central America.
It was feared at first that the keleps would not be able toe.
nests in other than very loose and granular soils, and particui
they might fail to penetrate hard and tenacious subsoils lib
which underlie some of the cotton fields about Victoria. It sept
ever, that these offer no special difficulties for the ants. SOiq
buried colonies are bringing up earth from a depth of about .i
and in experimental nests constructed of the tough Texas soilj
have given ocular demnonstration of their power to dig out "
ways. The nest of a colony which has been in the ground atI
for a week shows, on being dug out, a nearly vertical gallery,
depth of 14 inches, and the usual lateral chambers. Whethm. .
will survive the floods to which many of the level cotton: ]
Texas are subject, is one of the questions still to be anowdt
(Guatemala they are accustomed to very heavy rains which
saturate the soil, but the drainage is excellent. Possibly, hI
the impervious nature of some of the Texas subsoils? may ai:
tection by holding air in the nests. l
Another equally practical question is frequently asked by,
who call to see the ants. Will not plowing and cultivatio@A
the nests and drive the insects from the cotton ieldsi A
IhIrrow to a depth of from 1 to 3 feet, the shallow PlOW
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with larger numbers, usually two or three, but in one. cmaw:h
another fifteen. Queens occasionally retain one or both of th
and when the colony with the fifteen queens was captured
them had wings, which were lost later. It was thought.
queens might I) young and unfertilized, but large numberis
have been laid and these are now hatching. If the queens wer
utilized the eggs will doubtless, to judge from the analogy of
other ants, produce males, which may be very desirable if it....
prove possible to breed the insects in captivity.
The (IUCCn does not have a special chamber, but walks about
the workers. She was usually found in the lowest chamberi....H
nest, with eggs and young larve, and nearest to the "bon.1i
buint if the lower chambers of the nest were opened first by di"=
from the side, she sometimes took refuge in the upper roomis'
haps escaped into the open air. In several of the nests no qId
were found. In the cages the queens usually remain constantly Ji
lowest chambers and are fed by the workers. Some queesus 4ll
however, to have more of the instincts of workers, and one eor
regularly come to the surface to feed with them. In one instabu
worker was seen carrying a queen about the nest. She had :.b..l
seized by the jaws and her body was waving in the air over S
worker's back. It was feared at first that she was dead, but on :bo
released her actions were normal. '
At Victoria some of the colonies were released by placing the:i "
the ground and inserting a bent cotton stalk on which the inse.cts..
climb out. They immediately began digging a burrow at-the 1.
the adjacent cotton plant, and in the course of two hours the
were ready for the queen and a delegation of two or three of::. I..
brought her out. She returned several times to the undeo
chanimbers of the cage, but was finally aroused sufficiently to .I
along the cotton stalk and out of the jar. The eggs and laWr
already een removed. One of the queens did not go di |
the ground, but climbed the cotton plant and remained there a-..
hour, in spite of many visits from workers who caressed herwvit,
antennae as though to coax her to come down. In some insM
|ueen remained longer in the old nest and was not transfe.l
night, when the colonies seem to be quite as active as in the
perhaps more so. On another occasion the queen was ai
into the new nest by a worker who seized her by the mandi.O
niplItioned above. '
The very strong homing instinct of the ants would have
safe to release them in the plantations for study, even if thei.r.:o*:::E:
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The ants are strong enough to pull the weevils in pieces, but tI
liminary sting facilitates matters by preventing any further 6e1.:iC
escape. It is a well-known fact that insects and spiders which
been stung and paralyzed by predaceous wasps as food for their .
will keep for considerable periods. The ants may utilize thi!ii
of storing food when there is an overabundance; a colony fed .J
last three days exclusively on weevils kills more than it consunm
piles up the victims. .
The fact that the ant uses its sting in capturing its prey
some to confuse it with the stinging ants which are serious pe
sonime tropical countries. Some of these inflict painful injuries ml
much feared. There is, for example, an ant which makes nest:ig
the leaves of the coffee trees in Liberia, rendering it quite impra.i
to gather the crop until the insects are dislodged by fire. the
does not belong, however, to any such category. It is a pre
or hunting ant which very seldom stings except to paralyze it
and thus render the game easier to capture and carry off; but A.,
times it has no inclination to sting and does so only when a.
seized .r injured. The sting, however, is too small and weak to
trate the skin of the inside of the hand, so that the insects can be:
up with entire impunity. If accidentally squeezed between thels.i
or caught under one's collar, a kelep may be able to sting, 0V
wound smarts, in most people, for only a few minutes, and iij|
whole a less formidable injury than a mosquito bite, since the iir4
is less prolonged. i
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ants to state that in opening about 100( nests and collecting Hsoi.
ants Mr. l)oyle and 1 were stung only about half a dozen ti
that with no care or precautions. A majority of the ants were s
tip with the lare hands while the disturbed insects crawled at :
ovewr us. Under such circumstances a stinging ant would ..
to wound any foreign object which came in its way, but tAileJd
have apparently no tendency to defend their nest in this :W..
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Students stage walk-out on Harvard Prof.
When a science is dying, disciples begin to refuse initiation.
This is what happened last Wednesday in the class of Harvard economics professor Gregory Mankiw, with these simple opening words: "Today, we are walking out of your class."
The rejection of Mankiw's class is only a single event in the class of one professor, and yet this refusal may prove to be an event with a much wider significance. Mankiw's econ 101 textbook, Principles of Economics, has made it into the minds of almost every economics student in the modern world and if the students of Mankiw can revolt, then it is possible that students everywhere can begin the task of rethinking the dysfunctional old neoclassical paradigm.
In response to the walk-out, Mankiw has only doubled down his orthodoxy, claiming that the 1% have suffered more than the 99% as a result of the recession. Now is the time for a global walk-out. Download a poster of the True Cost Economics Manifesto at kickitover.org and pin it up in the corridor of your department. Let's start an all out meme war against our neoclassical profs and begin the daunting task of ushering in a new bionomic, psychonomic, ecological economics paradigm.
Now is a good time to begin an escalation and turn the whole world into a grand economics department … to occupy it.
Send pics of what's happening at your campus to email@example.com
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Male Circumcision May Decrease Risk of HPV Infection and Cervical Cancer
Two new studies suggest that male circumcision may assist in the prevention of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, particularly infection with the high-risk subtypes associated with cervical, penile, and other cancers. Both studies are published in the January 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online.
High-risk subtypes of HPV have been estimated to be present in 99.7 percent of cervical cancers worldwide. Evidence has shown that women with circumcised partners have a reduced risk for genital cancer. Two new studies sought to discover if HPV infection is more likely to occur in uncircumcised compared with circumcised men.
Bertran Auvert MD, PhD, and his team of researchers in France and colleagues from South Africa studied data from a trial conducted in Orange Farm, South Africa. Uncircumcised men aged 18-24 years were randomized into either an intervention group, to be circumcised, or a control group, to remain uncircumcised. During this study, urethral swab samples were collected and analyzed for presence of HPV among men followed up for 21 months. Information about sexual behavior was also collected.
Dr. Auvert and colleagues found that the percentage of high-risk HPV genotypes was lower in the circumcised group than in the control group. The most important implication, according to researchers, was that reducing the frequency of HPV infection among men will reduce the risk of exposure in their female sexual partners.
A second study by Carrie Nielson PhD, at the Oregon Health & Science University and colleagues at the University of Arizona, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tested more than four hundred men aged 18-40 years in two U.S. cities during 2002-2005. Sixteen percent of participants were uncircumcised. Researchers tested for HPV in skin swabs of the anogenital area and semen samples in participants with no HPV symptoms (such as warts or lesions).
Investigators found that circumcised men were about half as likely to have HPV as uncircumcised men, after adjustment for other differences in the two groups. These results demonstrated that lack of circumcision is associated with cervical cancer because of the increased risk of HPV infection. Nielson suggested that it may be useful to consider circumcising newborn boys in order to decrease the risk of HPV infection for them and their future partners. Parents are not currently advised of this risk, she said. These studies contribute to the evidence that might help to inform that decision.
In an accompanying editorial, Ronald H. Gray, MD, of Johns Hopkins University, said that the evidence was persuasive but not entirely consistent and that it may be premature to promote circumcision as a way to prevent HPV infection in men and to protect female sex partners from infection. He advised that policy decisions should await results from two ongoing trials of male circumcision. Alternatively, Gray noted that consistent evidence has suggested that male circumcision reduces the frequency of HIV infection in men. He also pointed out that because of the lack of conclusive data relating circumcision and prevention of HPV, Medicaid does not cover circumcision costs, which may account for a decline in neonatal circumcisions in the United States.
According to Dr. Nielson, the findings they reported present compelling arguments to promote male circumcision in developing countries where circumcision is not widely used and the HIV epidemic is severe. Additionally, she said, it is the first clear demonstration of the indirect but substantial beneficial effect of male circumcision for women. The authors of both studies and the editorialist agreed that more studies will be needed to confirm the efficacy of male circumcision in HPV prevention.
Fast Facts:
1) The high-risk subtypes of HPV have been estimated to be present in 99.7 percent of cervical cancers worldwide.
2) One of the current studies showed that circumcised participants were half as likely to be infected with HPV as those who were uncircumcised.
3) Reducing the incidence of HPV infection among men will reduce the risk of HPV exposure in their female sexual partners.
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Just jabbed my friend Harry a little by pointing out that some still refer to the Bull Run battles as the Battles of 1st and 2nd Manassas, respectively. It was all in good fun, and owe a hat tip to Harry for pointing out that there are some quality Civil War stamps on the horizon… and not the cartoon-like images we saw a few years ago.
Actually, the First Bull Run (Manassas) stamp caught my attention because of my personal connection… with some of the people who would have been in the overall picture of the taking of those guns at 1st Manassas/Bull Run (hey, I can do that, as I had people on both sides in that battle… albeit those in gray far outnumbered the one kinsman in blue that was there).It's what we see in the Sydney King's print from 1964 that stirs me. You see, just to the right, though you can't see it, the 33rd Virginia has taken Griffin's guns (actually, at this particular moment in this scene, they were probably in the midst of reforming, having been repulsed). Yes, the boys from the 33rd "got their dander up". As Ricketts told it, Griffin's guns were a little to the rear on his right. The 33rd took Griffin's two howitzers between 2 and 3:30 p.m. It was a bit of a mess, but, from what I recall from various sources, the 33rd (as I indicated) was repelled about the time, or slightly before, the rest of Jackson's brigade moved against Rickett's guns… and this is what we are seeing in King's painting… the precious seconds before the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 27th Virginia Infantry swallowed-up Rickett's guns.
In that assault on Griffin's guns, I had many an uncle and cousin. The most senior in rank among these kinsmen was Michael Shuler, a a teenage lieutenant, who had hardly completed his first part-time term at Roanoke College. He wouldn't turn 18 until almost two months after 1st Manassas. He was one of the more fortunate kin, as he walked away from the taking of Griffin's guns without a physical wound. Another uncle, Martin Van Buren Koontz, wasn't as fortunate. He was mortally wounded at the guns. At the ripe old age of 21, he died on July 23. I suspect his brother, 29-year-old George William Koontz, also of Co. H, 33rd Virginia, saw to it that his brother's remains made it home to be placed in the family cemetery, near Columbia Bridge, in Page County.
Of the same company, Peter Sours recalled (in April 1914)…
Our mess consisted of Paul Miller, Peter Sours, Philip Lucas, Siram Printz, Irenus Printz, Silas Somers, all neighborhood boys of Valleyburg, formed one mess, and at the first battle of Manassas, we were drawn in line of battle in a pine thicket near the top of the hill, a battery on the flat was playing on us. Before we charged, a ball came along bounding on the ground and caught Paul Miller in the lower leg. We were ordered forward and charged the battery, where I was wounded. Philip Lucas was shot in the head at the battery, Siram Printz was killed near the battery. Silas Somers was wounded in the thigh. Irenus Printz only one escaped.
In fact, no other battle in the war brought more sorrow to the folks of Page County than 1st Manassas. More were killed or mortally wounded in that one day, than in any other single day of the war. Co. H (Page Grays) bore most of the brunt, while Co. K (Page Volunteers), 10th Virginia Infantry (see here, here, and here), saw some losses that day as well. I'm of the opinion, that because of their action that day, in quite possibly being in the spearhead that took Griffin's guns, they were "rewarded" with the esteemed post of regimental color company for almost the balance of the war. A sense of pride, yes, but also a prime target for enemy fire… as losses in the coming years would prove.
So, does this image give me a little thrill? Darn skippy it does. I can't tell you how many times I've walked along that pine thicket imagining what they thought… followed by a walk toward Griffin's gun position, imagining the blood of my kinsmen that made the blades of grass red that day.
But, "through the eyes of my people"? To a point. As anyone who reads this blog probably realizes, I often take-on history through the "eyes of my people", but I think I know when and where to hold back. To me, my ancestors offer "insertion points" in historical moments. Genealogy is actually what led me to my passion for history (even before my teenage years). After all, my people were at some places where some pretty amazing stuff took place, and I don't mind telling anyone that I find it pretty awesome that I can trace back to these distant cousins, uncles, grandfathers, who bore witness to the events on many a battlefield. Yet, I can't don their experience as my own. I can't don their feelings like an overcoat, at any particular moment, as my own. I can't don the "causes" behind which they rallied (and the various reasons they did… voluntarily or reluctantly), as my own. Their time, their world, their context was their own. I am not (and hence, another inspiration behind today's post… thanks Brooks) a Confederate (although I have been known to play one from time to time 🙂 ); they were Confederates… but even that is complicated.
Studying my people at these places, and the world around them, as they may have seen it… it all gives me things to contemplate… to consider. I have no right to think, at any time, that I know what they thought and what they felt, and that what they felt and thought is my path for action in life. I can only imagine… and it's enough of a thrill for me.
All that said… I want to also take time to wish everyone a very happy New Year! I think we're about to have an incredible journey in the upcoming Sesquicentennial.


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McNay exhibit explores Rockwell's artistic process
"I love to tell stories in pictures. For me, the story is the first thing and the last thing."
Norman Rockwell is America's greatest visual storyteller. He may have been one of our most remarkable filmmakers, too.
We think of Rockwell's 1960 "Self-Portrait," with a bespectacled, pipe-smoking Rockwell seated on a stool, peering around the edge of his canvas at a mirror, his right hand dutifully recording what he sees.
While it's an extraordinary work, actually a triple self-portrait, it doesn't reflect the complexity of Rockwell's artistic process, which is explored in "Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera."
The exhibition, featuring Rockwell sketches and paintings — and the meticulously posed photographs from which they came — was organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass., and runs through Sept. 1 at the McNay Art Museum.
"First and foremost," said Rockwell Museum Director Laurie Norton Moffatt during a recent tour of the landmark show, "Norman Rockwell was a storyteller. In order to tell the story he had to be much like a film director."
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Generations grew up on Rockwell's magazine illustrations. All those girls blowing bubbles, grandmas praying, boys playing baseball and men generally delivering the family from evil were costumed and painstakingly posed in the studio by the artist.
A professional photographer would then capture the scene or facial expression with a click, and Rockwell would add that to the composite of his original concept.
Take "The Runaway" from 1958. A buzz-headed boy sits at a soda fountain counter on a shiny silver stool, a stick and bindle at his feet, as the soda jerk and a cop lean in to hear his complaint.
The black-and-white photograph and resulting oil painting, included in "Rockwell," have subtle differences (the soda jerk's hat, the café's background), but they are virtual mirror images in composition and expression. The boy's cowlick even made it into the final work.
"Rockwell was a keen observer of human nature," Moffatt said. "You see that in his coaching of the expressions of his models."
Rockwell would make a collage of the photographic subjects, which he would use as the basis for several sketches that grew larger in scale and sharper in detail. When he was satisfied, he would project the image onto a canvas and trace its lines.
"This way, he could concentrate on his palette, and the result would be the colors you find in the final piece," Moffatt said. "Rockwell saw the drawings as utility tools in the process; now they are in museums and corporate collections."
Born in New York City in 1894, Rockwell always wanted to be an artist. He enrolled in art classes at the New York School of Art at 14 and later studied at the Art Students League. At 16, he received his first professional commission, for Christmas cards, before being hired as art director of Boys' Life, the official publication of the Boy Scouts of America.
In 1916, Rockwell sold two ideas to the Saturday Evening Post, kick-starting a 47-year relationship with the publication, producing 327 covers.
He created his most popular images — the "Freedom Paintings," inspired by an address by Franklin Delano Roosevelt — during the darkest days of World War II.
Rockwell's war-bond posters of 1943 — "Freedom of Speech," "Freedom of Worship," "Freedom from Fear" and "Freedom from Want" — are "the most iconic paintings in American art," Moffatt said.
"It's been estimated that they have been seen by more people than any other works of American art," she said.
Rockwell began using photography in the mid-'30s, often recruiting his Vermont and, later, Massachusetts neighbors as models.
"Do anything and everything," he said, "but get your story on film, even if it kills the model and you, too."
No deaths were reported in the studio, however, and many of the models, like tomboy Mary Whalen ("Girl with a Black Eye"), posed again and again for the artist. The photograph made posing much less tedious — and less expensive. Rockwell once kept a stack of nickels and would give one to a child if he or she could hold a pose for just five more minutes.
In 1964, Rockwell broke ties with the conservative-leaning Saturday Evening Post and began a relationship with Look magazine.
While best known for his apple-pie, Americana images, during his 10-year association with Look, Rockwell painted pictures illustrating some of his deepest concerns and interests, including civil rights, America's war on poverty and the exploration of space.
Included in the exhibition is the material that produced "The Problem We All Live With," featuring a young black girl being escorted to a desegregated school by marshals, a foul word scribbled on a tomato-stained wall behind her. It is one of the artist's most powerful images.
Rockwell also was criticized for being a mere "illustrator" who cheated with a camera by the art cognoscenti.
"I've know artists who've admired Norman Rockwell but won't admit it because they say it's a career killer," Moffatt said. "But that has absolutely changed. We get many artists who come to the museum to study Rockwell's work and technique."
McNay Director William Chiego said "Behind the Camera" offers San Antonio "the opportunity to understand Rockwell's creative process and better appreciate his achievements and his enduring appeal."
"Rockwell had a rare gift for storytelling," he added. "He recorded the lives of everyday Americans with sensitivity and sympathy, creating memorable images that have become beloved icons of American art."


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So, I had to make these. I bought a package of fresh cheese ravioli. I made my own marinara sauce, which doesn't take that long. Sometimes I stock Trader Joe's Tuscan Marinara Sauce for a quick meal. I'll still love you if you don't make your own-- but try it sometime! It's not that hard! What else? I have basil growing in the backyard. Buttermilk is a staple in my fridge. I was psyched. Plus, Craig and I were having a vegetarian as a dinner guest. I decided to GOOGLE "Fried Ravioli" and there was Giada's recipe. Giada uses buttermilk, but I had to make a couple of changes. I'm like that, at times. I swim against the current. So, here we go:
While I make my own Marinara sauce and seasoning mix, I don't make my own Ravioli. That is still on my recipe bucket list. One more thing-- I was surprised at how little oil this recipe really used. I filter my oil and our it back into a bottle. It can be reused a few more times. I'm posting a printable recipe at the bottom of this post, plus how I make my own Italian seasoning and Marinara sauce. I have no Italian DNA in me, that I know of. It doesn't matter. I love Italian food!


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Alabama's McCarron steers clear of Manziel topic
Alabama's McCarron steers clear of Manziel topic
Jul. 18, 2013
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron is steering clear of the Johnny Manziel questions.
McCarron fielded plenty of them Thursday at Southeastern Conference media day, where his Texas A&M counterpart faced the spotlight a day earlier.
McCarron and Manziel were roommates at the Manning Passing Academy, where Manziel left early and blamed missing activities on oversleeping.
Asked if he bought that explanation, McCarron said: "I can't answer on Johnny Manziel's part. My name's AJ."
"Everything that has to do with him, he's his own man," the Alabama quarterback said. "I'm not going to speak on another man's business. That's how I was raised — if it doesn't have anything to do with you, don't speak of it.
"I know how I handle myself in public, how I carry myself in front of people. That's what I'm worried about, trying to be the best player and best person off the field that I can be for my family and the university."
For his part, Manziel said McCarron didn't wake him up for the event but he took responsibility.
"I'm definitely not going to pin it on him," Manziel said. "It's my fault — 115, 120 percent."
LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger said the Manning camp can be hard to manage for a young player like Manziel.
"It's tough. There's social events at night that they have and there's definitely temptation to do something foolish," Mettenberger said. "He's still a 20-year-old kid. He's been put into a huge spotlight and limelight and it's tough to handle. Hopefully he'll learn from this and just become a better person."
Separate from the Manziel questions, McCarron said he wants to handle himself in a way that makes him a good role model for kids. He said the two didn't discuss life in the fishbowl as high-profile SEC quarterbacks.
McCarron made a statement of his own by his choice of attire. He wore a bowtie with pink ribbons to media days, saying it was in honor of a cousin who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.


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GSA and Defense Move Energy-Saving Innovations Off the Drawing Board
By flexing their buying power, they're cutting both consumption and costs.
This is the sixth in a series of sustainability case studies developed by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions.
As two of the largest property owners and managers in the country, the Defense Department and the General Services Administrative have a compelling interest in reducing energy use in buildings. The Pentagon's annual tab to power the roughly 300,000 buildings in its portfolio runs nearly $4 billion.
But what if some of the best new energy-saving technologies never get off the drawing board? By using federal facilities to test real-world performance, Defense and GSA are helping to bridge the "technology valley of death" that prevents many innovations from moving to commercialization. In return, they expect to cut costs as well as improve reliability at their facilities.
Defense's Environmental Security Technology Certification Program's installation energy test bed initiative has supported more than 70 projects since it began in 2009. GSA's Green Proving Ground, which started a year later, has initiated testing of more than 20 energy-saving technologies.
Following a similar format, both programs:
- Use open solicitations to identify potential technologies to be tested.
- Select emerging technologies that have the greatest potential for delivering energy savings and enhanced energy security and reliability.
- Include careful documentation of baseline data and detailed monitoring and verification of costs and effectiveness.
- Provide credible, detailed information about product performance that is critical to the technology's future success in the marketplace.
The programs differ mainly in the stage of development of the technologies they test. The Pentagon's initiative focuses on technologies that are often at a pre-commercial stage. GSA's program focuses on underutilized existing technologies and new technologies that are just entering commercial markets.
The programs cover a wide range of technologies, including smart microgrids, energy storage, and advanced metering, sensors and controls.
For example, at Fort Detrick, Md., the Army will test a hybrid electricity generation system that integrates DC-connected bulk energy storage with solar photovoltaic power sources. The objective is to enhance installation energy security, reduce dependence on grid-supplied power, and reduce energy costs.
GSA's Green Proving Ground is testing a plug load technology at six federal sites that tracks the amount of electricity consumed by workspace electronics, including computers, task lights and printers. The system shows building occupants how their behavior contributes to overall building energy use. Plug loads are estimated to account for 15 to 35 percent of total building energy consumption.
By helping to move new energy-saving technologies into the marketplace, these programs could have a substantial payoff for the government and society at large.
Read the full case study here.
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The first movie I remember seeing at a theater was The Sound of Music, which came out in 1965. I was 9 and going to the movies was, for my family, a really big deal. My dad was a full-time graduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder. My mother worked as a secretary at our church. My parents struggled to make ends meet. So entertainment was typically anything that didn't cost extra money — picnics in the mountains, neighborhood kickball games and potluck dinners at church.
But at some point that spring, we all dressed up in our very best clothes, bundled into the car and turned onto the Denver-Boulder Turnpike for the drive into the big city (about 27 miles as the crow flies). We were with family friends Ivan and Doris Force, who were a bit older than my parents and always treated us like family. I don't know (nor would any of the adults had told me) if the outing was the Forces' treat, but I suspect it was.
What I do remember is my sense of awe as we entered the darkened theater and sat, quietly obedient, on the velvety seats. And my complete, enraptured attention as I watched the magical Julie Andrews sing and dance her way through a movie that touched on themes I was far too young to fully comprehend.
The lessons I took away from that experience were these: That movies are very special treats. That music, dancing and a positive attitude can fix almost anything. That falling in love is thrilling, especially if you are "16 going on 17." And that love is stronger than grief, stronger than duty and stronger than evil.
I was just shy of being old enough to understand the bigger things that were going on that year. Malcom X was assassinated just weeks before The Sound of Music first opened in New York City. Six days after it opened, the first 3,500 Marines arrived in South Vietnam. Later that year, the Beatles released the Help! album and the world certainly needed it.
The narcissism of childhood — and perhaps overly protective parents — kept me blissfully ignorant of these matters. I hummed "Doe, a Dear" and "Raindrops on Roses" and all was well in my world.
So if someone asked me my favorite family film, I would have to say "The Sound of Music." It is reassuring to know that, even in 2011, it still makes the cut.
We asked readers to tell us their favorite family movie for a chance to win tickets to one of the Valley's UltraStar Cinemas. The Sound of Music was the movie most often submitted.
Here, in alphabetical order, is a list of others that were mentioned:
Beauty and the Beast
Because of Winn-Dixie
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Chicken Little
Christmas Vacation
Gone with the Wind
Harry Potter (series)
Home Alone
Mary Poppins
Monsters, Inc.
The Incredibles
The Lion King
The Wizard of Oz
Toy Story
Where the Wild Things Are
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 6 August 2012—OCLC is recommending the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY) for member institutions that would like to release their library catalog data on the Web. This open data license provides the means for users to share WorldCat-derived data in a manner that is consistent with the cooperative's community norms defined in the "WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities." Data can be freely shared subject only to attribution and OCLC's request that those making use of WorldCat derived data conform to the community norms.
The recommendation follows passage of a resolution by OCLC Global Council in April 2012 that endorsed the ODC-BY, and recommended that OCLC staff consult with opinion leaders and stakeholders for further input. After researching and experimenting with different data licenses on OCLC and WorldCat data projects, and in close consultation with the library and developer communities, the recommendation was adopted by the OCLC Board of Trustees.
"Many libraries are now examining ways that they can make their bibliographic records available, for free, on the Internet, so that they can be reused and more fully integrated into the broader Web environment," said Jim Michalko, Vice President, OCLC Research Library Partnership, who has overseen OCLC's license policy discussions. "Libraries may want to release catalog data as linked data, as MARC 21 or as MARCXML. For an OCLC member institution, these records may often contain data derived from WorldCat. Coupled with a reference to the community norms articulated in 'WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities,' the ODC-BY license provides a good way to share records that's consistent with the cooperative nature of OCLC cataloging."
Best practices in the Web environment include making data available along with a license that clearly sets out the terms under which the data is being made available. Without such a license, users can never be sure of their rights to use the data, which can impede innovation.
The VIAF project and the recent addition of Schema.org linked data to WorldCat.org records were both made available under the ODC-BY license. "Successful shared data projects require transparent, easily understood licenses," said Richard Wallis, OCLC Technology Evangelist. "After much research and discussion, it was clear that ODC-BY was the best choice of license for many OCLC data services. The recommendation for members to also adopt this clear and consistent approach to the open licensing of shared data, derived from WorldCat, naturally flowed from this experience."
Members of the OCLC cooperative routinely solicit OCLC's guidance on the use and transfer of WorldCat-derived records, from both licensing and technical perspectives. They do so knowing that "WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities" is the guiding document around use and transfer of WorldCat data. An OCLC staff group, supplemented by an external open data licensing expert, conducted a structured investigation of available licensing alternatives to provide OCLC member institutions with guidance. OCLC Global Council considered the conclusions of the OCLC staff group and approved this direction, as did the OCLC Board of Trustees.
This recommendation has also been reviewed extensively with thought leaders in the library developer and metadata management communities. "OCLC's endorsement of the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY) for libraries wanting to release their catalogs on the Internet is a direction that supports our collective cooperative metadata, keeping it a vibrant part of the contemporary ecosystem while allowing people to innovate with novel uses and reuses," said Dawn Hale, Head of Technical Services, Johns Hopkins University, and a member of the community review.
The ODC-BY license will also be used by OCLC as additional sets of WorldCat data are released, including future linked data projects. Going forward, OCLC will modify related processes and policies in order to make the cooperative's data sharing efforts more consistent with this recommendation.
About OCLC
Founded in 1967, OCLC is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing library costs. More than 72,000 libraries in 170 countries have used OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend, preserve and manage library materials. Researchers, students, faculty, scholars, professional librarians and other information seekers use OCLC services to obtain bibliographic, abstract and full-text information when and where they need it. OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, the world's largest online database for discovery of library resources. Search WorldCat on the Web at www.worldcat.org. For more information, visit www.oclc.org.
OCLC, WorldCat and WorldCat.org are trademarks/service marks of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. Third-party product, service and business names are trademarks/service marks of their respective owners.
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» View a list of UPMC's Best Doctors as recognized in Pittsburgh Magazine.
The Division of General and Trauma Surgery at UPMC offers world-class comprehensive trauma care as well as general surgery procedures by a team of experts and specialists who work together in the study, development, and implementation of new procedures and devices. In recent years, our clinical services have shown a dramatic increase in activity, volume, and complexity, and our facilities have become premier centers for treatment and research in the surgical field.
The Division of General Surgery continues to develop its mission of clinical services, research, and teaching under the leadership of Dr. Andrew B. Peitzman, who was appointed chief of the division in 1997 and who is also the executive vice-chairman for the Department of Surgery.
The division also encompasses the Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery Program at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, which continues to treat high volumes of bariatric surgery patients and offers gastric bypass and laparoscopic banding using minimally invasive techniques.
In addition, to better meet the needs of our patients, we have begun expanding our our outpatient surgical services to many locations throughout the community.
For more than 30 years, the Trauma Program at UPMC has provided state-of-the-art emergency care to patients in the emergency room setting.
UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC Mercy are home to Level I Regional Resource Trauma Centers that provide immediate evaluation and treatment for patients with life-threatening, chronic, or acute medical or surgical conditions.
UPMC Mercy is the only facility in western Pennsylvania to have a Level I trauma center and comprehensive burn center under one roof.
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Starting university can be difficult for many students. How much you enjoy your time here is often heavily influenced by your first-year experiences, and we want you to have a good transition.
For this reason we have a formal mentoring system to provide you with an environment in which you will be able to meet new people, make friends and learn about your course and the University.
The system involves current students of the school mentoring first-year students. The mentors follow a structured workshop schedule which will assist you in understanding the academic demands of University that are likely to be unfamiliar. You will also have plenty of opportunities to ask your mentors any questions you might have about University.
Feedback about the workshops
You will meet your mentor in a group workshop during the first eight weeks of Semester One. Here's what some students have said about the mentoring workshops:
- "I learned many things about what is expected of me, great practical advice. It was a great introduction to Uni life."
- "A comfortable, socially active environment which nurtured us through our first difficult weeks of 'big bad' University life."
- "Our mentors, being only a year or two ahead of us, were able to give us advice that was very relevant and valid to our situation. They had just been through what we were going through, so with all that experience they were able to reassure us and alley any fears that we had."
- "Being able to meet people and establish friendships helped. The mentors from the first lesson were fantastic in creating a warm and friendly environment. They made it much easier to make friends within the class."
Joining the bandwagon
Your first experience of the mentor system will probably be during Orientation Week (O-Week) as a part of the Dean's Welcome. This is a great opportunity of be formally welcomed by the dean of the school and to see the mentors at their best. There is singing, music, a BBQ, games and even a mystery guest! Don't miss it! This is one of the best times to make friends before lectures begin. Here are some of the things you can expect to gain through being mentored:
- learn how to make the most out of lectures and seminars
- get hints on seminar presentation
- learn how to use the library and educational databases
- learn about academic writing and referencing style
- learn how to develop a reflective journal (a skill widely used in the school's coursework)
- participate in competitions (and win prizes!)
- interact with other first-year students in a vibrant and friendly environment.
Who are the mentors?
Many of you will have already met some of the mentors during enrolment. The mentors wear distinctive yellow 'duck squad' T-shirts. The mentors are all students in the school. Many of them have mentored for several years, but for some this is their first year of mentoring. All of them have been trained to give valuable guidance based on their own experiences.
What can I expect from my mentor?
The mentor workshops provide an informal context in which to meet other students and settle into Uni life. Your mentors will be other students who have already completed their first year at University.
Mentors are not lecturers or seminar leaders. They are not there to help you with your homework or teach course material, they are there to answer your questions about University life and give tips and advice on how to make the most of your time at University. They are there to help you help yourself.
Mentors do not attend lectures or seminars with you and cannot be expected to provide you with a break down of the issues covered, however they will be able to discuss their own experiences.
Mentoring activities
Reflective journal
You will be encouraged to keep a reflective journal starting from the first week of lectures. The journal combines written reflections with other forms of expression such as visual images. Its purpose is to introduce you to the practice of critical reflection about teaching and learning, which is a significant element professional preparation and practice in both social work and teaching.
Developing your journal involves:
- reflecting on your own experiences as well as those of a previous generation, enabling you to connect with, and consider, the evolution of teaching and learning
- developing a critical approach to the education-research literature
- using multiple sources for reflection
- practising writing skills
- reflecting on the experiences that led to your decision to become a teacher or social worker.
Types of journal entries
- Personal school experiences this could comprise your thoughts about yourself as a learner; the nature of teaching (the best and worst attributes of your various teachers and their impact on your learning); or other significant aspects of your schooling, for example, what was valued by your school (sport, music or academic achievement) and how this was demonstrated.
- The school experiences of someone of another generation the memories of, for example, your parents, older friends or grandparents. Be guided by the reflection of the person you have chosen and comment on the differences between their experiences and your own.
- Popular culture select a movie or television series and discuss how teaching, learning, students or teachers are portrayed. Comment critically on this portrayal, referring to your own experiences and the experiences of others.
- Newspaper articles summarise print-media coverage of a contemporary education issue and comment critically about the articles by referring to lectures, tutorials, workshops or readings.
Poster competition
The poster competition is the year's final reflective activity and is designed to allow students to share with one another as well as with school members their feelings about their first year at University. This is a cooperative activity and everyone in the workshop will contribute to the poster. The dean and other school representatives will judge the competition at the end of Semester Two.
Becoming a mentor
If you have enjoyed your experiences in the mentoring workshops and would like to give something back to the community that helped you, you are welcome to assist by becoming a student mentor yourself. By doing this you will be able to help other students who are just starting University and will have a unique opportunity to meet new and diverse people in a fun environment.
Many past mentors have found that as well as helping other students their experiences as a mentor helped provide them with valuable insights and practice for their future careers in teaching or social work. For more information about becoming a mentor, contact Dr Remy Low.


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Thank you for your interest in contributing to the Western Michigan University College of Arts and Sciences. There are several ways in which you can complete a gift transaction. The most common gift is a cash gift, however gifts may be given in the form of personal property, real estate, stock, bonds or insurance policies. The giving of an appreciated asset can save the donor many dollars in taxes.
Types of gifts
Your gift to the college can be general or specific:
- A gift to the Dean's Discretionary Fund directs funds where it is needed the most in the college.
- A gift to the Dean's Excellence Fund funds on- and off-campus academic and experiential activities for students throughout the college.
- Your gift may be designated for an individual department, program, endowment or scholarship.
- Special projects that your contributions can make possible, including:
- Faculty chairs (positions)
- Scholarships
- Research support for undergraduates
- Special facilities
Ways to give
Gifts and donations can be made by:
- Online using a credit card
- Electronic bank transfer
- Check. Make check payable to the WMU Foundation and write College of Arts and Sciences in the memo section. If you are designating your gift to a specific department, program or project, please include that name in the memo section. Mail check to:
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SEOUL, March 26 (UPI) -- South Korea, China and Japan began free trade agreement talks Tuesday in Seoul even as Japan has unresolved territorial issues with the other two.
The three-day talks, marking the first round of the FTA effort, will discuss the scope of the negotiations, the South Korean government said.
The countries decided in November to proceed with talks to boost trade. South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the talks are seen as a way to deal with territorial issues.
South Korea and China are already involved in talks for a bilateral free trade agreement. Similar talks between South Korea and Japan haven't proceeded since 2004 because of Japan's reluctance to lower tariffs on agricultural goods, the report said.
A FTA among the three countries would create one of the world's largest markets as they together account for 20 percent of the global gross domestic product and 17.5 percent of all global trade, Yonhap reported. The combined GDP of the countries totaled $12.34 trillion in 2010.
Japan's territorial dispute with China over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea has worsened since Japan nationalized the islands in September. The islands are also claimed by China and the dispute has affected bilateral trade.
Relations between Japan and South Korea also have been affected over the South Korean-controlled island called Takeshima by Tokyo and Dokdo by Seoul.


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The court ruled that only the U.N. Security Council or a U.N.-recognized state that is party to the Rome Statute—the court's founding treaty—can grant the ICC jurisdiction to investigate cases within its borders. The court correctly concluded that its jurisdiction is not based on the principle of universal jurisdiction.
"Ever since the Palestinian Authority sought to subject Israel to ICC jurisdiction in 2009, the ICC prosecutor has been expected to render a view of whether this bid was legitimate," said B'nai B'rith International Executive Vice President Daniel S. Mariaschin. "Only after the Palestinians sit down at the negotiating table with Israel to discuss borders, security and other crucial issues can one begin to discuss international recognition of a Palestinian state."
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Johnson Traditional Middle School students planted the first flowers around the Garden of Angels in west Louisville.
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Henry Lee Allen is Professor of Sociology (and Chairperson) in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Wheaton College. He has earned graduate degrees from the University of Chicago. Before his current appointment, Professor Allen held faculty positions at Bethel College (MN), Calvin College (MI), the Margaret S. Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester (NY), and the Rochester Institute of Technology (NY). He has published numerous articles about sociology, ethnicity (diversity), and American higher education. His most recent publications have investigated the organizational dynamics of workload and productivity issues for the next generation of faculty in higher education. Dr. Allen's major research interests include the sociology of higher education, complex organizations, criminology, and mathematical sociology. A member of the Oxford Round Table, Hank has also held professional memberships with the New York Academy of Sciences, the American Mathematical Association, the Game Theory Society, and the Mathematical Association of America, among others. Moreover, Professor Allen has been associated with a variety of national and regional agencies, including the National Education Association, FBI Academy and other law enforcement venues, the American Bible Society (studies in the sociology of religion), various school systems, the Aspen Institute, the Kettering Foundation, New England Complex Systems Institute, and Wolfram Research (Mathematica).
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- Crime and Delinquency
- Urban Sociology
- Sociology of Education
- Sociology of Organizations
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- North American Association of Christian Social Workers (NACSW)
- New York Academy of Sciences
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- The North American Association for Computational, Social and Organization Science
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Allen, Henry L. "Veblen Revisited: Faculty Workload and Productivity in an Era of Privatization and Assessment" In The NEA 2006 Almanac of Higher Education, 81-94. Washington, D.C.: NEA Publishing, 2006.
Allen, Henry L. 2002. "The Organizational Demography of Faculty Tenure: 1980-2000." Pp. 59-72 in The NEA 2002 Almanac of Higher Education. Washington, D.C.: NEA Publishing.
Allen, Henry L. 2002. "The Quest for Biblical Community: Mixing Oral and Written Cultures." Pp. 167-181 in The Church of the New Millennium - True Unity (Harmony) in the Church, edited by D. Perry. Chicago, IL: Moody Press.
Allen, Henry. L. 2000. "Tenure: Why Faculty, and the Nation, Need It." Pp. 95-110 in Thought and Action, Fall 2000: The NEA Higher Education Journal. Washington, D.C.: NEA Publishing.
Allen, Henry L. 1999. "Evangelizing Professionals: Workers in the Field." Pp. 169-183 in Evangelism and Discipleship in African-American Churches, edited by L. June. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
Allen, Henry. L. 1999. "The Ideology of 'Equal Opportunity' in Modern School Systems." The Quarterly Journal of Ideology, 22(1-2):5-13.


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Wilbert H. Kraehmer, 89, was received home by his Lord Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at his home at Fox Ridge Estate retirement community in Bryant.
He was born Aug. 16, 1921, in Chicago, Ill.
During World War II he met Aileen L. Kraehmer, who became his dear wife of 56 years. They lived in Memphis following eight years of service in the Navy during World War II and the korean Conflict until her death in October 2002. He then moved to Bryant.
He loved his lord and was committed to Him through service at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Memphis where he served four different terms as congregational president, treasurer, and member of the Board of Lay Ministry, Board of Church Properties, and four different building committees. Following his service during the Korean Conflict, he worked in Memphis with his father-in-law in a small company selling appliances, heaters, and air conditioners. Eventually he became the owner and continued to work until age 72.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Erdine E. Hollenbeck; and his brother, Charles W. Kraehmer.
He leaves behind a son, Herb C. Kraehmer of Seymour, Tenn.; a daughter, Karen L. Meyer of Schaumburg, Ill.; a son, Carl G. Kraehmer and wife Bobbie of Bryant; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Memphis, Tenn., where he as a long time member. The Rev. Lane Reuter will officiate. Burial will follow in Memorial Park on Poplar Avenue in Memphis, Tenn. Arrangements by Memphis Funeral Home, Poplar Chapel in Memphis, Tenn.
Visitation will be held prior to the service at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Memorials may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church Building Fund, 6325 Raleigh LaGrance Road, Memphis, TN 38134 or Arkansas Hospice, 14 Parkstone Place, North Little Rock, AR 72116.
Family comments: The family thanks the many friends at Fox Ridge Estate of Bryant who provided exceptional care and personal love for our dad for nearly eight years. Their loving care sustained him while struggling with Alzheimer's disease. The family also thanks the friends and staff of Arkansas Hospice who have also provided exceptional care for more than a year.


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Here are the three winners of the contest. Each of you will be emailed a $25.00 coupon code to use on our website. CONGRATS to all!
(for the rest of you, please scroll down to the bottom of this post, where I address a few more of your suggestions and share some links and NEWS!)
Fabric themes - my favorite line are Mezzanine, Flora&Fauna and Heaven&Helsinki - I would love to buy more of such designs. I love especially these designs of you which are tonal (one of my favorite is blossom in lime and dandelions in mustard).
Fabric Colors - more lime, definitely more lime! (I love especially this from Flora&Fauna - your lime fabrics from this collection are the most precious to my heart and I've got special amount in my stash) I love also your mustard (from Flora&Fauna) and amaranth.
Fabric substrates - quilting weight and flannel - I would love to make a blanket having quilting cottons on one side and your flannel at the back!
Sewing patterns - another book would be the best:) I know that it would be hard to publish it in 2013, but we can wait:)))
Tutorials and PDFs - some simple dress for mum and its daughter
Classes, workshops, lectures, events of any kind - I'm international, so I won't give any ideas (I don't want to be dissapointed that I won't take part in it...)
Other products - I love ribbons and I would love to see more of it with your designs.
For fabric themes, first I just want to say that the basics are great - keep expanding on those. I also like flourishes, swirls - prints that can be done in girlie and neutral colorways, but not always with flowers or butterflies.
For colorways, I usually go for aqua, purple, gray, orange. And fabric lines with colorways that focus on just two or three colors.
I mostly use cottons, but also love to find matching minky's for backing and baby items.
For patterns, some more for purses and bags would be great, as well as accessories. And maybe a pattern with baby accessories that coordinate - like boxes, burp cloths, receiving blankets, changing pad, diaper organizer, etc.
I usually purchase quilts and bag patterns in downloadable format - these are the type of patterns I make most and don't often require many pattern pieces.
I'd love to see a bunch of sewers make one design, and see all the variations. Maybe like a blog tour? It's so fun seeing how one pattern looks amazing in so many different fabric combinations and little variations in detail.
Your coordinating ribbon and rickracks are a lot of fun, maybe you could expand on those with embellishments? And have matching thread to your lines? And every time you have a new line, you could offer a free quilt download that showcases all the prints?
You're doing an amazing job, and your designs are beautiful! I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with in 2013!
I love your fabrics - so bright and colorful. My favorite colors are the cool blues, turquoise, teal, purple... so keep doing what you do! I have wished a couple times to have them in flannels or thin-wale corduroys in addition to the quilting cottons and knits.
As far as sewing patterns - I echo everyone else's requests for more baby and boy stuff.
Downloadable PDFs are great for the ease of printing what I want (and no more), as well as the ability to read the pattern off my iPad while I sew.
I would love to have time to come to a class, workshop, lecture, or any event that would allow me time to sew or craft with like minded folks - especially if you were teaching or working with us! At this point (as a nursing mom) I can't quite plan on whole day/weekend events, but look forward to that again someday.
For other products - your ribbons are great, so keep the embellishments coming (buttons, elastics, lace trims, ric rac). I like to do other kinds of crafting too, so things like papers/cards, washi tape, vinyl or heat transfer material would be fun.
I look forward to seeing what will be created in 2013. Thanks for inviting us to dream with you!
- A few of you asked about virtual tours of our studio. Did you know that I did a Skype interview with Monica Lee at Smart Creative Women last year and I actually grabbed my laptop off my desk and took you all on a virtual tour of the studio? Yes, and in that interview you not only get to see the full studio (even the warehouse) and meet my assistants, but also learn about my journey into fabric and pattern design. If you missed it back then, I encourage you to check it out. Here is Part 1, and here is Part 2.
- A few others asked about sewing tutorials, especially tutorials for sewing with knits. I am pleased to announce that we will have a collection of new sewing tutorial videos out this year. I am filming the first of many next week down at the BabyLock headquarters! Can't wait!! But in the meantime, please check out the 5 sewing videos we have on YouTube. Our next few will be more professionally shot and will cover many more techniques, I promise!
- I also saw a few requests for blog tours, where different bloggers sew the same item from a pattern and share their versions. I absolutely LOVE that idea and would love to get one going soon. If you guys have suggestions as to which project you'd like to make or how to go about it specifically, please leave those in the comments section below.
- Some of you asked for paper products (scrapbooking, cards, etc.) and I am so happy to announce that my partnership with Silhouette has led me to make several other contacts in the paper crafting industry and this year I will be launching 1 or maybe 2 paper collections based on my fabric designs. More on that very soon!
- More PDF patterns are in the works as well. In the meantime, please check out our current PDF patterns (yes, I know there are only 2, but we are designing more literally as I type this!) on YCMT, Craftsy and Fat Quarter Shop.
- LECTURES: if you are local to the Central Illinois region, I will be doing a couple of lectures in the coming weeks.
- Tuesday, January 22nd at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. for the Bloomington-Normal Modern Quilt Guild. Lecture will take place at the Bloomington Public Library and will be followed by a Mini-Modkid Store.
- Saturday, February 23rd at 1:00 p.m. for the Lincoln Quilt Guild. Meeting will be at
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